Nurturing the Heart of a Child

In this episode we delve into the topic of preschool.  What is the purpose of preschool and does every child need to attend to be successful in school?  Society has warped the purpose of preschool an…

All parents have experienced the frustration of trying to get a kid to comply with what we need or want them to do when they don't want to do that.  "Counterwill" is an instinctive, automatic resista…

Play is the primary architect of the brain. It is crucial to a child's social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.  Despite the vast amounts of research that have shown how crucial play i…

Texting and social media can be amazing tools, but with them comes amazing responsibility for parents. We live in the most "connected" society that has every been.  And yet, rates of depression and s…

In this episode, we continue our study on how technology effects children by looking at how it impacts them emotionally and psychologically.  We will explore the addiction process and look specifical…

"A kid's brain on tech, looks like a kid's brain on drugs." Join us as we discuss the latest research and walk through the book Glow Kids by Nicholas Kardaras on how technology effects the developing…

We often think about compatibility and personality types in marriage, but what about attachment pattern?  If they way your earliest caregivers nurtured you sets the trajectory for relationships in a …

This is our last episode on the types of insecure attachment.  These are the two more extreme forms of insecure attachment.  We address the characteristics of the parent and child with disorganized a…

As we have studied attachment over the last few episodes, maybe you recognize an insecure attachment pattern in yourself or in your child.  In episode 11 we begin to share steps to take to begin the …

Relationships are the core of life and the pattern and template for how to relate to others begins in the first year.  The essence of attachment is- I see you, I hear you, I attune to your needs.  Wh…

Dr. Barbara Sorrels is no stranger to pain and hardship.  Her husband Bob is a quadriplegic and has been in the wheelchair for the last 38 years.  In this episode she shares what it was like to raise…

In this episode we give you a new parenting tool to add to your parenting tool box as well as begin to discuss the first type of insecure attachment pattern that can develop between a parent and chil…

In this episode we continue on our journey to understanding attachment.  We talk about when attachment begins and how long it takes a child to establish a secure attachment relationship with a parent…

Is NOT spanking biblical?  What if mom and dad are not on the same page in their parenting styles?  Do we correct children for age appropriate behavior that is undesirable?  How can we help our frien…

The ways in which we view our children is going to have a profound impact on how we parent and respond to our children.  This episode begins to expose some popular views our culture holds of children…

Disciplining our children is one of our most important roles as parents, but in this episode, we want to challenge parents to view this role differently.  We need to see discipline not in an authorit…

Having an understanding of child development is absolutely crucial for parents who desire to nurture the heart of their child.  All behavior has a reason behind it and without an understanding of the…

Dr. Barbara Sorrels and her daughter, Krista Macias share about parenting and childhood development from a unique perspective. Dr. Barbara’s experience as a mom, grandmother, university professor, au…